Opinion | This May Be Our Last Chance to Halt Bird Flu in Humans and We Are Blowing ItThe H5N1 avian influenza outbreak among U.S. dairy cows is spreading rapidly, with genetic evidence found in commercially available milk, posing a potential risk to humans.
Here's what worries scientists about bird flu's spread among cattleScientists are monitoring the bird flu outbreak in dairy cattle to understand the risk to humans.The virus is not causing respiratory illness in cattle, raising concerns over possible mechanical transmission during milking.